Entertaining

"White House pastry chef William Yosses and his team have prepared a lemon sponge pudding in the British style, which they are serving with Newtown Pippin Apples, a variety that was grown by some of our founding fathers, and was even sent as a gift to Queen Victoria in 1838" more »

The project originated with Betty Woodman, an internationally recognized ceramicist and sculptor who has been creating artwork for over fifty years. Woodman assembled a team of fellow artists who share her interest in the domestic sphere; each artist selected a group of period rooms with installations of various media more »

For a while I thought I could survive on a vegetarian diet. I had been doing okay with that, until recently when I read about a study that claims that plants feel pain. There’s even a Vegetable Rights Militant Movement that has a website. Now what do I do? more »

"A growing segment of the population is clamoring for increased access to raw milk, citing its nutritional benefits. Opponents are skeptical of such nutritional claims and believe the safety risks of unpasteurized milk are simply too high" more »